Graduate Theological Union
Institute of Buddhist Studies
Buddhist Studies
2400 Ridge Road
Berkeley, CA 94709 U.S.A.
Send E-mail to:
gtuadm@gtu.edu
Phone: 1-800-826-4488
Fax: 1-510-649-1730
Description:
A Master of Arts with specialization in Buddhist Studies is offered by the
Graduate Theological Union jointly with the Institute of Buddhist Studies,
an affiliate of the GTU. Students in the program are required to take a
breadth of courses in Buddhist Studies, while also gaining an exposure to
other religious traditions and a variety of approaches to the study of
religion. The course of study culminates in a thesis in which the student
demonstrates her/his grasp of a specialized area of study within a broader
context, either contemporary Shin Buddhist Studies or Buddhist Studies
generally.
Accreditation Description:
The Graduate Theological Union is accredited by The Association of
Theological Schools (ATS) and the Western Association of Schools and
Colleges (WASC).
Degree(s):
M.A. - Buddhist Studies
Graduate Theological Union
Art and Religion
2400 Ridge Road
Berkeley, CA 94709 USA
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gtuadm@gtu.edu
Phone: 1-800-826-4488
Fax: 1-510-649-1730
Description:
Building on the pioneering legacy of the Graduate Theological Union's
interdisciplinary study of religion and the arts, the program is devoted to
the study of art and religion in its historical, theological and aesthetic
dimensions. Students pursue this study through an emphasis on the history of
art and religion or through philosophical and theological aesthetics.
Students who complete the program will be able to interpret the language of
religious symbolism embodied in the arts and they will acquire expertise in
discerning how the interrelationship between art and religion impacts
history, culture, spirituality, and ritual. Our graduates are able to teach,
research, and write in the areas of art and religion, especially the visual
arts or aesthetics.
Accreditation Description:
The Graduate Theological Union is accredited by the Association of
Theological Schools (ATS) and the Western Association of Schools and
Colleges (WASC).
Degree(s):
M.A. - Art and Religion;
Ph.D. - Art and Religion;
Th.D. - Art and Religion
Research Areas:
poetry;music;visual arts;film;literature;aesthetics;dance;drama;
Graduate Theological Union
Biblical Languages
2400 Ridge Road
Berkeley, CA 94709 U.S.A.
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gtuadm@gtu.edu
Phone: 1-800-826-4488
Fax: 1-510-649-1730
Description:
The Master of Arts in Biblical Languages is designed especially for highly
qualified persons planning to pursue doctoral studies in biblical studies.
The program is also well-suited to persons desiring a terminal degree with a
concentration in the biblical languages and a firm background in biblical
studies.
Accreditation Description:
The Graduate Theological Union is accredited by The Association of
Theological Schools (ATS) and the Western Association of Schools and
Colleges (WASC).
Degree(s):
M.A. - Biblical Languages
Research Areas:
Biblical Hebrew Language; Biblical Greek Language;Old Testament/Hebrew
Scriptures;New Testament/Christian Scriptures
Graduate Theological Union
Biblical Studies
2400 Ridge Road
Berkeley, CA 94709 USA
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gtuadm@gtu.edu
Phone: 1-800-826-4488
Fax: 1-510-649-1730
Description:
Students who complete the a degree in Biblical Studies at the Graduate
Theological Union achieve competence in languages central to the program;
acquire skills for the critical study of primary texts; acquire skills in
the applicaiton of particular methodological approaches to the study of
biblical texts; and are prepared to engage interdisciplinary discourses that
shape research and teaching in biblical studies.
Accreditation Description:
The Graduate Theological Union is accredited by The Association of
Theological Schools (ATS) and the Western Association of Schools and
Colleges (WASC).
Degree(s):
M.A. - Biblical Studies;
Ph.D. - Biblical Studies;
Th.D. - Biblical Studies
Research Areas:
Old Testament/Hebrew Bible;New Testament/Christian Scriptures;canonical,
deutero-canonical and extra-canonical materials;background and literature of
early Israel; biblical and post-biblical Judaism;early Christianity
Graduate Theological Union
Christian Spirituality
2400 Ridge Road
Berkeley, CA 94709 U.S.A.
Send E-mail to:
gtuadm@gtu.edu
Phone: 1-800-826-4488
Fax: 1-510-649-1730
Description:
Spirituality is an academic field which studies lived religious experience
as such, i.e., as religious and as lived experience. This program is focused
on Christian spirituality in the context of the broad contemporary
understanding of spirituality and in conversation with religious
spiritualities outside the Christian sphere.
Degree(s):
M.A. - Christian Spirituality;
Ph.D. - Christian Spirituality;
Th.D. - Christian Spirituality
Graduate Theological Union
Cultural and Historical Study of Religions
2400 Ridge Road
Berkeley, CA 94709 USA
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gtuadm@gtu.edu
Phone: 1-800-826-4488
Fax: 1-510-649-1730
Description:
This area embraces both cross-cultural and historical themes, building upon
scholarly methodologies which advance critical understandings of
inter-religious, multicultural and contextual religious experience.
Traditions available for study include: Buddhism, Chinese and Japanese
religions, Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. Fields of concentration
include: feminism, ethnic studies, mysticism and spirituality, interfaith
encounters and interdisciplinary studies of religious phenomena (myth,
symbol, and ritual).
Degree(s):
M.A. - Cultural and Historical Study of Religions;
Ph.D. - Cultural and Historical Study of Religions
